diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index df9b261..3cd9dd4 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ REDDIT_PASSWORD=""
 SUBREDDIT="AskReddit"
 ALLOW_NSFW="False"
 POST_ID=""
+THEME="LIGHT"
diff --git a/video_creation/data/cookie.json b/video_creation/data/cookie.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e4e116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/video_creation/data/cookie.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[
+  {
+    "name": "USER",
+    "value": "eyJwcmVmcyI6eyJ0b3BDb250ZW50RGlzbWlzc2FsVGltZSI6MCwiZ2xvYmFsVGhlbWUiOiJSRURESVQiLCJuaWdodG1vZGUiOnRydWUsImNvbGxhcHNlZFRyYXlTZWN0aW9ucyI6eyJmYXZvcml0ZXMiOmZhbHNlLCJtdWx0aXMiOmZhbHNlLCJtb2RlcmF0aW5nIjpmYWxzZSwic3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucyI6ZmFsc2UsInByb2ZpbGVzIjpmYWxzZX0sInRvcENvbnRlbnRUaW1lc0Rpc21pc3NlZCI6MH19",
+    "domain": ".reddit.com",
+    "path": "/"
+  }
+]
diff --git a/video_creation/screenshot_downloader.py b/video_creation/screenshot_downloader.py
index 9023d82..12ea28d 100644
--- a/video_creation/screenshot_downloader.py
+++ b/video_creation/screenshot_downloader.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import json
 from os import getenv
 
 from playwright.sync_api import sync_playwright
@@ -22,9 +23,14 @@ def download_screenshots_of_reddit_posts(reddit_object, screenshot_num):
         print_substep("Launching Headless Browser...")
 
         browser = p.chromium.launch()
+        context = browser.new_context()
 
+        if getenv("THEME").upper() == "DARK":
+            cookie_file = open('./video_creation/data/cookie.json')
+            cookies = json.load(cookie_file)
+            context.add_cookies(cookies)
         # Get the thread screenshot
-        page = browser.new_page()
+        page = context.new_page()
         page.goto(reddit_object["thread_url"])
 
         if page.locator('[data-testid="content-gate"]').is_visible():